Physiological and Pathological Mechanism and Clinical Research Progress of Acupuncture Promoting Consciousness
Consciousness disorders are characterized by changes in wakefulness and/or consciousness.Western medicine believes that the common mechanism is the widespread withdrawal of excitatory synaptic activity in the cer-ebral cortex caused by brain damage and accidents.Clinical treatment is often symptomatic treatment and promotion of brain metabolism.Acupuncture has a long history of promoting awakening.More and more clinical studies have applied acupuncture to the treatment of consciousness disorders,but there is still a lack of relevant literature reviews.This article summarizes the research on the mechanism of acupuncture promoting awakening and incorporates the clinical application research in the past 10 years,which will provide reference for the mechanism and clinical research of acu-puncture promoting awakening in patients with consciousness disorders in the future.